2025 Kia EV9 recalled for loss of drive power

2025 Kia EV9The 2025 Kia EV9 is being recalled again because faulty rear gear drive units could cause loss of propulsion. The recall includes just 342 of the three-row electric SUVs. These vehicles may have rear gear drive units containing motor shafts that were improperly welded during assembly by a supplier, according to the NHTSA. The shaft can become...

Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2 concept takes EV trucks off-road racing

Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2 race truck conceptChevy is taking the Silverado EV off-road racing in concept form The concept gets the ZR2 nameplate along with the Hummer EV's powertrain, trick shocks, big tires, and skid plates A production variant is feasible and quite likely in the future General Motors is looking to drum up interest in an upcoming off-road variant of the Chevrolet Silverado...

VW ID.Every1 previews sub-$25,000 ID.1

Volkswagen ID.Every1Volkswagen on Wednesday unveiled a concept car previewing its smallest and cheapest EV yet. The VW ID.Every1 is meant as a first glimpse at a sub-$25,000 electric car the automaker plans to launch in 2027—in Europe, at least. At 152.8 inches long, the four-door hatch is about the size of the outgoing Mini Cooper SE, and about 10 inches...

Volvo ES90 debuts as a high-riding electric hatch

Volvo ES90Claimed to be most aerodynamic Volvo production car ever Single- or dual-motor versions, with 88 or 102 kwh of usable capacity 800-volt system good for 350-kw fast-charging, 10-80% in 20 min. Volvo's electric future won't be limited to SUVs. Unveiled early Wednesday morning, the Volvo ES90 houses the automaker's latest tech in a traditional...

2026 Cadillac Escalade IQL costs $132,695, arrives mid-2025

2026 Cadillac Escalade IQLCadillac on Wednesday announced a stretched version of its Escalade IQ electric SUV. Due to start production later this year, the 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQL boasts more interior space than the standard Escalade IQ, serving the same function Escalade ESV does in the internal-combustion Escalade lineup. Cadillac points to an extra four inches of...

Electric Mercedes-Benz GLC prototype teased testing in the arctic

Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology prototypeMercedes-Benz is testing prototype electric versions of its GLC-Class crossover in the Arctic, the automaker confirmed Monday in a press release. About two weeks ago, Mercedes announced the electric GLC, along with electric versions of the C-Class and E-Class sedans, would arrive by 2027. They'll be among "dozens" of new or refreshed models the...

Rivian adding range and power to R1T and R1S EVs via paid software upgrade

2025 Rivian R1T and R1SRivian will soon push paid software upgrades that unlock more range and power in dual-motor versions of its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup. A Dual Performance upgrade will be available as part of Rivian's 2025.06 software release, Wassym Bensaid, the automaker's chief software officer, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The $5,000...

Massachusetts bidirectional EV charging program seeks to study use

Wallbox Quasar 2 with Kia EV9Massachusetts will give residents free bidirectional electric vehicle chargers if they participate in a statewide bidirectional charging demonstration program. Run by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC), the program aims to place bidirectional chargers at residences and with fleet operators to show the possibilities of using EVs to...

Solid-state batteries aren’t likely for Hyundai or Kia before 2030

New Kia EV4Hyundai and Kia likely won't have solid-state batteries ready for electric vehicles before the end of the decade, an executive said in an interview with Automotive News published Thursday. "I don't think we can commercialize these batteries before 2030," Spencer Cho, head of global product planning for Kia, said Feb. 24 at the automaker's EV Day...

Mercedes-Benz Vision V name confirmed for electric van concept

Teaser for Mercedes-Benz Vision V van conceptMercedes-Benz on Monday announced that its upcoming electric van concept will be called the Vision V. We're still far away from the debut of this concept, which is expected to be revealed later this spring, but Mercedes has already teased that the Vision V will preview its Van.EA modular architecture for future electric vans. The first vans based...